Woman Arrested Over Poisoned Muffin
A 46-year-old woman employed at a chemical-related company has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly giving a muffin containing the designated deleterious substance acrylamide to a 30-year-old male acquaintance in Kyoto, police said on August 22. (News On Japan)
According to police, a 46-year-old woman named Kana Fujiki, who works for a chemical-related company in Kyoto, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. She is accused of giving a muffin containing the toxic substance acrylamide to a 30-year-old male acquaintance in the city on July 24. The victim was taken to a hospital after consuming the muffin, but his condition was not life-threatening.
Fujiki allegedly gave the muffin to the man through a mutual acquaintance, and it is believed there had been some form of trouble between the two. Fujiki has denied intending to kill the man.
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